Student and Alumni Profiles

A woman smiles while bottle-feeding two white lambs.

Madeline Benoit

Past student profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

A DEOHS graduate student connects with a recent alumna to identify risks to pork industry workers and how to prevent them

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Allen Chan

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)

Allen Chan's thesis research focuses on how grocery stores are keeping employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bruk Molla

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

Bruk Molla is gaining the skills he'll need to address occupational and environmental hazards in marginalized communities, particularly for immigrants and their families.

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Michael Cashman

Past student profile

MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Michael Cashman is pursuing an MPH in Occupational and Environmental Medicine so he can work on a population-based scale and maximize his impact.

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A woman in a purple shirt smiles against an outdoor backdrop of trees and mountains.

Kaitlyn Kelly

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

2020 Outstanding Master’s student Kaitlyn Kelly credits her mentors with helping launch her career in environmental health

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Portrait of Rebekah Petroff with a tree in the background.

Rebekah Petroff

Student Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

Outstanding PhD student Rebekah Petroff is exploring the subtle effects of a harmful shellfish toxin

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Alexa Yadama

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

This scholar and ultimate frisbee star is using science to protect people’s health

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Sumaya Aden

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS student Sumaya Aden honored as Husky 100 winner for her community service and commitment to health equity

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Tyler Gerken, a DEOHS graduate student, holding water sampling bottles in the middle of a field of tall grass.

Tyler Gerken

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

UW DEOHS student Tyler Gerken, School of Public Health master’s fellowship winner, traces infectious bacteria in Hawai’i’s waters

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